Giant whiptail
| Giant whiptail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Aspidoscelis |
| Species: | A. motaguae
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspidoscelis motaguae (Sackett, 1941)
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The giant whiptail (Aspidoscelis motaguae) is a species of teiid lizard native to Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua.[2] It has also been introduced to Florida in the United States where it is considered an invasive species.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Canseco-Márquez, L.; Muñoz-Alonso, A.; Ariano, D. (2013). "Aspidoscelis motaguae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T64277A3134298. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T64277A3134298.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Aspidoscelis motaguae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 June 2019.
- ^ Invasive.org a joint project of University of Georgia - Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA Forest Service, USDA Identification Technology Program, and USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture https://www.invasive.org/browse/subinfo.cfm?sub=18350. Downloaded on 12 June 2019.